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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-01-01, Page 6Hydro to meet tougher acid,gas emission target s Ontario Hydro will do everything it can to meet the acid gas emission targets announc- ed by Environment Minister James Bradley, Hydro's Executive Vice -President of Operations, Arvo,Niitenberg, said today. "The program is a tough one and will have significant impact on expenditures and electricity rates m the 1990s," Niitenberg said; By 1994, Hydro's total acid gas emissions must not exceed 215,000 tonnes and -its. sulphur dioxide emissions must not exceed 175;000 tonnes. This is 85,000 tonnes less than the former regulation. "Hydro has already made a considerable effort to reduce acid gas emissions. Our,ex- isting program will require spending about $4 billion by the year 2000 and -will add about four per cent to rates by that time. The new regulation will require spending another $1 billion in the 1990s, which will add another one per cent to rates," Niitenberg said. • "Hydro will strive to meet the govern- ment's requirements through a combination of options which will do the job at least cost. Among options to be studied are putting scrubbers on some coal-fired units, purchas- ing more electricity, and developing new technologies, such as the limestone injection scrubber currently being tested at the Lakeview Generating Station," he said. Conservation, demand management and parallel generation will also contribute. Niitenberg explained that the concept of "banking" permitted by the new regulation will enable Hydro to respond economically to fluctuations in coal use and emissions beyond its control. The measures now being used to combat acid gas emissions — displacing coal - generated electricity with nuclear - generated, buying low sulphur and washed coal, installing. low nitrogen oxide burners at,the Nanticoke Generating Station (Hdro's largest coal burning facility) and purchasing electricity from Quebec and Manitoba - could assume a larger role in the future, Niitenberg added. Country's economy needs dose of salts says Bulloch... • from page 4 a revamped Unemployment Insurance system and increased deregulation are the strong medicines needed to stimulate the economy. Take deregulation. In the U.S., new businesses are forming at twice the rate of - the economy as a whole in sectors which have been exposed to more competition. And it's well documented that most job creation is coming from new small firms. That's why the federal move to deregulate the transport sector is so important. A too -generous UI system, as well, reduces the mobility of the labor force and the flexibility of labor costs. Again, the U.S. provides the model. With a UI system 4.5 times less generous than Canada's, the Americans have created the most mobile working force in the world. During the recession, 33 million. of 85 million workers changed jobs. - No one denies the very real hardship many Canadians face from unemployment and for that reason, any changes to UI must be made carefully. But they must be made so that the system does not bind 'the economy. Finally,' there is free trade which, like deregulation and a revamped UI system, strikes fear in the hearts and minds of many Canadians. "But," says Bulloch, "we should look on free trade as an opportunity, the kind of jolt that is necessary to force us as a society to get serious about our long-term com- petitiveness". Free trade will not answer our prayers for full employment, but without it we risk even higher jobless rates. All Of these initiatives - free trade, deregulation, a new UI system - must be followed through if we are to rejuvenate ourselves. "There is no option B," says Bulloch. "We either adapt quickly to the international forces of change or adapt slowly and stagnate." Principal retires... • from page 1 Western Ontario between 1964 and 1970 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree about the same time that his thwe oldest sons started their university careers. However, he says there tends to betoo much impor- tance placed on the certification or universi- ty training of teachers today rather than on, what they are actually accomplishing in the classroom. Mr. Reaburn says a teacher's first obliga- tion should be to the student. "Each one of us has to always remember that we are preparing students for the,lnext stage in their development. It is our 'obligation to prepare them as well as we can. They should learn responsibility and self- discipline. Preparing them to meet the challenges of the future should, be upper- most in our minds." Because of this belief, he says he doesn't - agree with teachers' strikes. "I can't answer for anyone else but striking would never have been appropriate for me because my first obligation would be to the student. I like to think that school boards and teachers both feel a responsible concern for the students. And if that's true, then con- tracts can be worked out." - He thinks for a moment and then adds, "Besides. I didn't enter the teaching profes- • sion.to become a millionaire." French Immersion and Catholic High Schools Mr. Reaburn also has strong opinions regarding the latest two controversial education issues. He fears that French immersion will be implemented at the expense of English and says, "I don't favor this. I think our stress has to be on English first. I certainly favor a good approach to French in time and con- tent though." He says in the days when he was attending 'IFschool, students had to carry two languages rench and Latin) throughout secondary chool. Today, French instruction is given from Grade 3 to Grade 8 but when students get to the secondary school level, they are only required to nave one French credit. "My concern is that with this system, the students today will probably have less knowledge of French at the end of high school than I did. The better students will others will drop it," he explains. Mr. Reaburn,also feels that there tends to be a high expectation of the public school system in projects like French immersion, adding, "Sure, and it, would be nice if we could supply all the students with yachts too!" As for having separate high schools for Catholic students, Mr. Reaburn says, "I would like to think that everyone could go to the same school. I feel that having two. separate systems divides .the students and creates a bit of a barrier for children grow- ing up together. Educationally, I think one system does as well as the other and certain- ly, no one can argue that'it's cheaper to have two systems." Family and Community Controversial issues and opinions aside, Mr. Reaburn looks forward to seeing more of his family members now that she is retired. He and his wife Sheila have four sons and one daughter aspswell as eight grandchildren. Their sons include, Joe, an assistant manager at the Bank of Com- merce in Parry Sound; Jeff, a junior high school teacher in Coronation, Alberta; Paul who is finishing up work as an actuary with the Independent Order of Foresters in Toronto; and Christopher who is presently finishing Grade 13. Their daughter is Deana. Groves, a farrn wife living in the Crediton area. Mr. Reaburn has always taken an -active role in the Hensall community. He belongs to the United Church and was a member of the Kinsmen Club for many years. He is the charter vice-president of the K-40 Club and also sat on the library board for 10 years. From 1954-64 he was part of the com- munity's minor hockey association too. His wife has agift shop, the Birchtree, on Hensall's main street, which he plans to help out with,, as well as devoting more time to his hobby of carpentry: - An open house and a dinner are planned for Mr. Reaburn on January 12. "I really. appreciate the work and the ef- fort of -the staff members and the people of the, community in doing all of this for me. I'm not sure that I deserve it. I could have just walked away and retired quietly," he concludes. 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